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Extortionate drinks prices

What is going on with the price of alcohol in Colombia? In a country that is notorious for the easy availbility of illegal drugs, it seems a little crazy to hike up booze prices to insane levels. If you like beer, you're fine, as beer prices are generally relatively low. I don't like the stuff, however, and really struggled to find something I could afford to drink. Locals knock back shots of dark rum (mainly on the coast) or Aguardiente, but prices for a bottle of either are pretty high. Wine, where it is a available, is either extremely expensive or extremely bad (and, very often, both) and don't even think about vodka or any other spirits unless you have a very healthy budget. In bars,...
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Arepas - good on the coast, terrible elsewhere

One thing that started to irritate my tastebuds during my travels in South...
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Peaceful Popayan

Mention Colombia to most people and chances are that they will have a mental...
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